Insight

              A Newsletter from the Illinois State Library
Jesse White •Secretary of State & State Librarian
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The Illinois Library Association Annual Conference
returns to the capital city October 9-12 at the
Prairie Capitol Convention Center.
On Thursday, October 11, at 4 p.m., Secretary of
State Jesse White will receive the ILA’s prestigious
Robert R. McClarren Legislative Development
Award. The award is given annually to someone in
the Illinois library community who has championed
library legislation and consistently supported
libraries through the creation of innovative library
programs and services.
In conjunction with the conference, the Illinois
State Library and the Consortium of Academic and
Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) will mark the
10th anniversary of the federal Library Services and
Technology Act (LSTA). Administered by Secretary
White through the State Library, the program has
provided important grant funding to hundreds of
libraries, museums and regional library systems in
Illinois.
On Wednesday, October 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m., the
State Library will host an all-conference reception
recognizing the FY08 LSTA grant recipients.
The State Library’s booth at the conference will
highlight the launch of WebJunction Illinois, the
online community created especially for library
staff. State Library staff also will participate in a
variety of conference events:
Tuesday, October 9
1:30-5 p.m. — Talking Book and Braille Service
Director Sharon Ruda will moderate a session on train-ing
librarians on the Illinois Veterans’ History Project.
Wednesday, October 10
9-10:30 a.m. — Library Development Group Director
Patricia Norris will moderate a panel of graduates from
the library’s Synergy Library Leadership Initiative.
2-3 p.m. — Joe Natale will moderate a session featur-ing
Andrew Bullen, coordinator of Information
Technology at the State Library, who will provide a
tour of his Pullman virtual museum.
2-3 p.m. — Connie Frankenfeld will speak on preserv-ing
online state documents.
3:30-5 p.m. — Vandella Brown, manager of the ISL
Diversity Program, will moderate the annual
DiversiTEA, a fundraising event sponsored by the ILA
Cultural and Racial Diversity Committee.
Thursday, October 11
9-10:30 a.m. — The State Library and regional library
systems are sponsoring a session on what librarians
need to know about the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Reference librarian Blaine
Redemer will moderate a session on the Illinois
WorkNet portal.
11:30 a.m. — Map librarian Arlyn Booth will moderate
a session on Depression/New Deal-era photographs,
including nationwide aerial photography.
2-3:30 p.m. — Patent librarian Margaret Collins will
moderate a session on what librarians need to know
about intellectual property.
6-7 p.m. — All past participants of the State Library’s
Springfield to host ILA Conference — October 9-12
INSIGHT
Secretary of State Jesse White joined
Jeanne Urbanek (left) and Becky
Hunter of the State Library’s
Development Group in the Secretary
of State tent at the Illinois State Fair in
August. See page 2 for more State Fair
photos.
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